Summertime, and the living is easy. It is time to relax — vacations, sunshine, excursions, swimming, picnics… what’s not to love? If summer is your…
With a jumble of feelings ranging from relief to chagrin to ‘I’m gonna miss you’, I am signing off indefinitely from weekly creations of Contentment…
It can be hard not to feel envious at times when someone we know has achieved success. If the person at the next desk makes…
I don’t know for sure, but I think just about every human on the planet has their own personal ‘if only’ story. When I was…
An unreliable narration is a type of story told in first person (usually) where the audience is strung along by the narrator’s side of the…
As a life long book lover I have read great literature, bestsellers, fluff, chick-lit, thrillers, biographies, diaries, and lots of everything else. I do not…
I was casting about for something interesting to read and I came across ‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’ by Jennifer Egan — who could…
Canada is moving toward full legalization of marijuana in July of 2o18. There are endless discussions going on in the media regarding the implications, the…
Recently in Hawaii a nuclear missile warning was issued only to be rescinded 38 minutes later. If you’ve read any of the stories about those…
If you are like most people, you get ‘stuck’ sometimes. Being stuck can apply to life in general, i.e., feeling stuck and uninspired in your…